Meta has introduced a new artificial intelligence model called Muse Glimmer. Mark Zuckerberg is promoting an open-weight approach alongside the launch. The model is considerably smaller than the leading AI systems developed by rival companies.
Meta has reportedly built a humanoid robot called Max. Zuckerberg wants AI to have a physical form, as tech companies race to develop robots that can perceive, move around and interact with people in homes and workplaces.
The Trump administration postponed a White House technology panel meeting scheduled for Friday, a Department of Energy spokesperson said. Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg are among the panel's members.
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Google DeepMind, Meta, and drug-discovery startup Isomorphic Labs will invest $300 million in Biohub, a nonprofit biomedical research organization. The funding is part of a $1.8 billion initiative to build AI datasets for digitally exploring biological questions and finding new ways to prevent and manage disease. The US Department of Energy plans to invest more than $500 million over five years, while the National Institutes of Health will contribute datasets and other resources.
The US government, Meta Platforms and Google parent Alphabet are partnering with nonprofit Biohub to create open datasets for training AI models in biological research. Biohub said the effort’s total investment will reach $1.8 billion.
Mark Zuckerberg, Dario Amodei and other technology executives are scheduled to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday. The AI safety debate has intensified in recent weeks, with Amodei, Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urging a slower pace for developing frontier models.
Despite growing calls for regulation, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern that AI companies should police themselves. He discussed Meta’s AI future and why its history of privacy concerns could make users less willing to trust its AI agents. Separately, a federal judge temporarily reinstated White House press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after the Trump administration barred them.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s new Muse Charm device is designed to put the company ahead of rivals including OpenAI and Google in AI agents and consumer hardware. Whether that strategy will work remains unproven.
In an interview with NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he does not believe AI companies need to work together to slow the industry down.
Mark Zuckerberg repeatedly took aim at Apple during Meta’s annual event on Wednesday, then drew on a Steve Jobs-style playbook for a surprise unveiling: a pocket-watch-sized device designed to bring Meta’s viral Muse AI agent into the physical world.
NBC News’ Joanna Stern interviewed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s audio-only glasses and how Meta is responding to people misusing the products.